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   dedication

   /ˌdɛdɪˈkeɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the quality of being dedicated or committed to a task or purpose: "his dedication to his duties" Similar commitmentwholeheartednesssingle-mindednessenthusiasmzealapplicationdiligenceindustryassiduityresolveresolutenesspurposefulnessconscientiousnessperseverancepersistencetenacitydoggednessdrivestaying powerbackbonesedulousnesshard workeffortlabourstrivingdevotiondevotednesscommitmentloyaltyfaithfulnessadherenceallegianceconstancystaunchnessOpposite apathylazinessindifference
   • 2. the action of dedicating a church or other building: "the dedication of a new city church"
   • ▪ an inscription or form of words dedicating a building, book, etc. to a person or deity: "a faintly engraved inscription or dedication" Similar inscriptionaddressmessageblessingconsecrationsanctificationhallowingbenedictionOpposite deconsecration

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin dedicatio(n-), from dedicare ‘devote, consecrate’ (see dedicate).

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